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My name is Vanessa. I’m the founder and CEO of Languissimo®.
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The Voice of Forgetting (la voix de l’oubli)
Monday was a holiday and that threw me off. I completed forgot to do Wednesday’s podcast. I hope you haven’t missed it too much. When I realized that it was Wednesday, it was too late. Damn!
The Voice of Falling Behind (la voix du retard)
Not easy to keep up. Too many things to manage at the same time so I’m having a hard time typing my journal on a regular basis. I only have 3 months left to do before being able to go back to writing my book. I’m getting closer to my goal. I’m not giving up. I’m staying motivated.
Some Study Points
- "To throw someone off » means “perturber quelqu’un”. “To throw” (lancer/jeter) is an irregular verb: “to throw” (infinitive), “threw” (simple past), and “thrown” (past participle).
- "To miss" means in this context « manquer à ». The structure of this verb is not easy in English as it is the opposite of French: “you haven’t missed it too much” (il ne vous a pas trop manqué). In English "someone misses something" whereas in French, "something misses to someone". The subject and object pronoun are reversed. This is the reason why we say: "I miss you" (tu me manques).
- The “n” at the end of “damn” is not pronounced: [dam].
- “Too many” and “too much” mean “trop de”. “Too many” is followed by a noun in the plural whereas “too much” is followed by a noun in the singular: “too much work” (trop de travail).
Please note that both can be used without a noun after. In those cases, they mean “trop”: “I sleep too much” (je dors trop). “I had one too many” (j’ai bu un verre de trop).
- “To have a hard time + Verb + ing” means “avoir du mal à + inf”. “I have a hard time typing” (J’ai du mal à taper).
- “To be/have…left” means “Il reste… ». The structure resembles that of « to miss ». It is not an easy one. It takes some practice to master it. “I have no more study points left to explain” (Il ne me reste plus de points d’étude à expliquer).
Some Practice Questions
- Have you forgotten to do something important this week?
- Do have a hard time staying motivated?
- How do you stay motivated?
- Have you fallen behind with something lately?
- Do you manage a lot of things at the same time? If yes, which ones?
Ta da! That’s it for today! I hope you enjoyed this podcast. Subscribe to English with Languissimo®, practice, take care and talk to you soon! Big hugs 😊